hushing
Definitions
Noun
- A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
Verb
- Become quiet or still; fall silent
- Cause to be quiet or not talk
- Become quiet or quieter
- Wash by removing particles
- Run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "hushing".
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "hushing".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hushing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | using | 2 | 145 |
| 2 | housing | 2 | 59 |
| 3 | pushing | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | rushing | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | crushing | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | brushing | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | flushing | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | blushing | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | hustling | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | hashing | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | gushing | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | cushing | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | shing | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | ushering | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | quashing | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | phishing | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | hustings | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | housings | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | bushings | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | tusing | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | shying | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
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Words That Precede
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Words that are statistically associated with "hushing" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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